Geoff

Nah, it's not Grand Canyon. Looks the Horizon League is heading into beautiful Indianapolis. They've invited IUPUI. They're replacing northeast Indiana but not quite Chicago with Indianapolis. Even though this isn't really about TV viewers, it's an upgrade in locale.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE. The owner says he's designed the logo himself. H/T to MaconHockeyFan on SPHLForums.com

I've seen others say cell phone company

I never heard of (or don't remember) any legal issues with their newest logo. It doesn't matter anyway, it was confirmed that Cottonmouths franchise is now Birmingham and this will be a new franchise altogether. And it's uh ... it's a name... and that's a logo...

It looks like we'll have another new logo for minor league hockey in Columbus, Ga., starting in 2018-19. http://wrbl.com/2017/06/20/new-owner-purchasing-columbus-pro-hockey-affiliation-from-sphl/ This article makes it seem as though this is the same franchise as the Cottonmouths but that the now former owners do not wish to give up the branding.

Might be named the Maine Mariners. That was the name when the Flyers were first involved with Portland.

It's not that there weren't enough cities. Kunlun Red Star (no S) were starting a women's team as well as a second men's team. They hired Digit Murphy last season to guide them in the process and select a league they would join. The Russian Women's league doesn't have teams in the Far East and the quality isn't as high as the NWHL/CWHL. So if you're going to fly forever to play away games, you might as well go with the higher quality of play. Especially when your goal is to improve the level of women's hockey before the 2022 Beijing games. They haven't said how much they paid but they made sure to let it be known they paid a fairly hefty expansion fee.

1. "I actually like the Webfoots uniforms as a one off type thing." 2. "Wouldn't mind seeing those stick around in the future."

Mike, you can't use logic. The NHL's intentions and how they view the two markets are crystal clear even if they refuse to admit or even refute them. They see Korea as providing virtually nil while China has the largest population in the world and chief rival, the KHL, is already making inroads. The nation as a whole has a hunger for sports and is getting more and more into western/team sports. It has very little established hockey culture and the NHL basically want to indoctrinate them.

The would be the other recently successful minor league (and my) team, the Pensacola Ice Flyers: 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2015-16. Maybe that's where you got it.

They've actually won four straight championships. The timing makes sense when you consider the new owner wants to put his stamp on the franchise. Americans fans are PISSED and letting the team know.

This isn't a done deal yet. The preliminary deal was approved but the league needed to approve the renovations to the rink. The announcement being delayed and the search for new ownership in Columbus has led to rumors of the Bulls becoming a relocation of the Cottonmouths.

Didn't see this mentioned but the supplier logos in the renderings of the Georgia State repurposing of Turner Field have been changed from Nike to Under Armour. http://stadium.gsu.edu/

Am I the only one who would gladly sit through a lecture by @Ice_Cap? Seriously, Mike, every time you post something related to history, I'm just astounded by the depth of your knowledge and your ability to explain things with depth yet still remain succinct.

I believe you mean Botch Jones